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Outsourcing for success: Managed services partnership lets Italian manufacturer focus on growth

Compared to North America, European manufacturers are sometimes slow to see the merits of the wholesale outsourcing of their IT infrastructures. But specialty pump manufacturer Askoll Group has done just that—outsourcing to Hewlett-Packard the responsibility for server and desktop hardware provision, software integration, maintenance, operations, and even some of its IT consulting needs. Read more

Skills shortage: IT services vendors compete for U.K. SAP services market share

As SAP pursues a growth strategy through existing and new accounts, the U.K. market is seeing a rising demand for SAP services. Identifying major opportunities in this space, which is further fuelled by the lack of related IT skills, leading IT services players are ramping up their SAP capabilities. Read more

SOA integration: Accenture launches Innovation Centre for Oracle in Europe

Many organizations have successfully completed small-scale service-oriented architecture (SOA) pilot projects, but not without a number of business management challenges that must be addressed before wider-scale adoption can be started. To that end, Accenture says its newly launched Innovation Centre for Oracle will be a European hub for joint business development surrounding Oracle applications. Read more

ARC reports: ABB tops process automation market share worldwide

A new ARC Advisory Group study also takes a look at the leading indicators shaping the growth of the global automation marketplace, from capacity utilization to productivity and industrial production, and how these will affect the market in the coming years. Read more

SaaS and sourcing: TradeCard teams with Avery Dennison for supply chain express solutions

The aim is to combine features of Avery Dennison's InfoChain Express visibility solution and TradeCard's Supplier Enablement Solution, hosted sourcing platform, and financial settlement network. Read more

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Management Brief: Minimizing the Total Cost of Technical Support for Enterprise Applications

Enterprise software selection is a big decision for any organization. Licensing fees are costly, and choosing the software that matches the company’s business model can be a daunting decision. If the enterprise decides to go with a particular vendor, and the vendor does not deliver, the company will incur a large financial loss. Thus, when selecting an enterprise software solution, there are many factors that need to be considered in the decision.
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